THE PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND TORTURE HAS UNTIL NOW FOCUSED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ON U.S. DETENTION CAMPS LIKE BAGRAM, ABU GHRAIB AND GUANTANAMO OR SECRET RENDITION PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR ENEMY COMBATANTS AND OUTSIDE THE JURIDICTION OF U.S. LAW.
A PANEL OF ACADEMICS AND LAWYERS, HOWEVER, MET AT THE BRECHT FORUM IN MANHATTAN, THIS PAST TUESDAY TO PUBLICIZE THE CASE OF A U.S. CITICEN WHO HAS BEEN HELD IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS BY THE U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE 2001 “SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES” RULES. THE DISCUSSION CALLED: “GUANTANAMO AT HOME, THE CASE OF FAHAD HASHMI AND THE DEMISE OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE FEDERAL COURTS”. WBAI FRED NGUYEN WAS THERE AND HE FILED THIS REPORT.
